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FEMA opens disaster recovery in Cross Lanes

CROSS LANES — Residents impacted by the April 2-6 storms and tornados were in Kanawha County Tuesday to begin applying for federal individual disaster assistance.   The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) opened a state-federal Disaster Recovery Center at the Tyler Mountain Fire Department in Cross Lanes Tuesday morning. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is also on hand to help business owners apply for assistance.   Residents of Boone, Cabell, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, Marshall, Nicholas, Ohio, Putnam, Wayne and Wetzel counties are ...

AAA: Gas prices rise ahead of Memorial Day

The average price for gasoline across northern West Virginia is 2 cents higher this week at $3.513 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.   The average price in northern West Virginia is $3.513.   In Morgantown, the average is ...

Special session on funding for human services set to be held Sunday

West Virginia lawmakers expect to convene for a special session starting Sunday, focusing on the state’s level of funding for human services plus additional surplus spending priorities.   The expectation is that the special session will gavel in late Sunday afternoon with the likelihood of continuing into Monday. The schedule aligns with legislative interim meetings that were already planned for lawmakers at the state Capitol early in the week.   Gov. Jim Justice acknowledged that isn’t everything that needs to be done, but he described those as the ...

Doug Skaff hospitalized after being bitten by snakes while taking down campaign signs

DANVILLE  — Secretary of State candidate and former House of Delegates member Doug Skaff is hospitalized after being bitten by two copperhead snakes while removing campaign signs.  He is being treated at CAMC.  Skaff  said he was taking down the signs near Danville in Boone County Wednesday when he stepped on something. He said he didn’t know what it was at first.   “I just felt like something sharp and then I grabbed my sign and it knocked me back. It may take couple days till they get all this venom out to relieve the pressure on my muscle. ...

West Virginia charter school board to accept federal grant applications

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Professional Charter School Board has been given the green light from the federal government to begin accepting grant applications from charter schools across the state. The U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday approved the board’s Request for ...

Website provides school levy information

KINGWOOD — A new website will allow the public the opportunity to calculate what their tax liability will be if a new school levy is passed this year. Members of the Preston County Board of Education recently approved a new levy call that will ultimately require board approval and submission to the Preston County Commission for review and approval. If it is approved, the levy call will to be placed on the May ballot. Brad Martin, superintendent of schools said a new website, prestonschoollevy.com will not only let county residents get information and calculate what their tax ...